In a week when I have celebrated Trove and the Western District newspapers we can look forward to in the new financial year, I will take you back to 1886 when the Colac Herald defined a newspaper.
What a Newspaper Is. (1886, June 11). The Colac Herald (Vic. : 1875 – 1918), p. 1 Supplement: Supplement to the Colac Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90323615
This article, from almost 130 years ago, defines our reason to post for Trove Tuesday. As researchers, reading newspapers from a time when our ancestors relied on their existence for the characteristics listed by the Colac Herald, we gain an insight into life at another time, or “a bird’s-eye view of all the magnanimity and meanness, the joys and the griefs, one births and deaths, the pride and the poverty of the world…”
Western District Families 
Totally love it … and it highlights the variety of things that you may well find in an old newspaper.
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It is perfect. I’m glad I found it.
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What a wonderful article! Someone had great sense and sense of humour as well! Thanks for sharing this fabulous point of view…
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Thanks Celia. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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